'Decent Work': The Employers' View

Stephen Gibb; Mohammed Ishaq; Chik Collins; Hartwig Pautz; Francis Stuart

'Decent Work': The Employers' View

Stephen Gibb
, Mohammed Ishaq
, Chik Collins (Editor)
, Hartwig Pautz (Editor)
, Francis Stuart (Editor)

Fróðskaparsetur Føroya - The University of the Faroe Islands

Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

Abstract

Executive Summary
• Employers and human resources managers would welcome the creation of a clear, widely accepted and easily measurable definition of‘decent work’
• Employers often believe that they already offer ‘decent work’, without necessarily having a clear understanding of what ‘decent work’means• Many employers are concerned with improving performance and want to provide attractive places to work
• It is important to identify and praise role model employers who provide ‘decent work’ – a ‘decent work employer badge’ could be a furtherworkplace quality characteristic
• Employers view responsibility for creating ‘decent work’ as shared with government and other key stakeholders

Original language	English
Place of Publication	United Kingdom
Publisher	UWS-Oxfam Partnership
Number of pages	5
Volume	2
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2016

Publication series

Name	UWS-Oxfam Partnership, Collaborative Research Reports Series, Decent Work in Scotland: Thematic Report 2
Publisher	UWS-Oxfam Partnership

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth

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http://uwsoxfampartnership.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Decent-Work-Thematic-Report-2-Employers-View-Web.pdf

1 Finished
1 Active

The University of the West of Scotland-Oxfam Partnership - 'for a more equitable and sustainable Scotland'.
Collins, C. (PI), Stuart, F. (CoI), Livingstone, J. (CoI) & Pautz, H. (CoI)
4/07/11 → …
Project: Research
The Decent Work in Scotland Project
Stuart, F. (PI), Collins, C. (CoPI), Livingstone, J. (CoPI), Pautz, H. (CoI) & Wright, S. A. (CoI)
15/02/15 → 1/10/18
Project: Research

6 Commissioned report
2 Other contribution
1 Paper
1 Article

Decent Work in Scotland: An Agenda-Setting Analysis
Pautz, H., Wright, S. A. & Collins, C., 1 Jan 2021, In: Journal of Social Policy. 50, 1, p. 40-58 19 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus)
On Target for 2030? An Independent Snapshot Review of Scotland’s Progress Against The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Collins, C. (Editor), Sims, R. (Editor), Livingstone, J. (Editor), Pautz, H. (Editor), Tozan, O. (Editor) & Bradley, P. (Editor), 1 Jul 2019, United Kingdom: UWS-Oxfam Partnership. (UWS-Oxfam Partnership, Collaborative Research Reports Series)
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

Open Access
Scotland's Local Authorities: Still 'Bastions of Decent Work'?
Ishaq, M., Gibb, S., Hussain, A. M., Collins, C. (Editor), Sims, R. & Pautz, H., 1 Oct 2018, United Kingdom: UWS-Oxfam Partnership. 20 p. (UWS-Oxfam Partnership, Collaborative Research Reports Series. Decent Work in Scotland: Thematic Report; no. Report no. 4)
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

Open Access

Launch of the UWS-Oxfam Partnership's Decent Work in Scotland Project main report at the Scottish Parliament, 7th September 2016, at an event featuring Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work, Keith Brown.
Collins, C. (Participant)
7 Sept 2016
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
UWS-Oxfam Partnership Policy Forum: Decent Work
Collins, C. (Chair), Pautz, H. (Organiser) & Stuart, F. (Organiser)
11 Feb 2015
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...

More progress needed to ensure Scotland embraces sustainability
Collins, C. & Pautz, H.
1/07/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
Decent wages, job security and paid leave among workers' top priorities, but reality falls short
Collins, C.
8/09/16
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
Revealed: the brutal reality of low paid work in Scotland
Pautz, H. & Stuart, F.
7/09/16
1 Media contribution
Press/Media

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